For my ten days in Dallas I had a Chevy Equinox, a crossover. This was a very nice vehicle for the most part.
The kind of odd thing was that I could not get the driver's seat in just the right position. The seat has an electric drive to go up and down but manual slider forward and back. No matter what I did, it never felt quite right.
The vehicle has incredible get-up-and-go which made the fun factor high. And it gets great gas mileage. After I finally figured out the vehicle information center, I reset the miles per gallon calculator. I was getting 30+ miles per gallon and drove over 300 miles of city and highway....lots of highway it being Texas, after all.
The radio is not situated for the driver. It is a bit too far away.
This week I had a Chevy Traverse which at first glance looks just like the Equinox. Then you realize it is longer. The Traverse has three rows of seats while the Equinox has two rows.
The Traverse is like a mini-van made from a truck. It feels more rugged than a mini-van but looks kind of like one. This puppy has a lot of power. It was nearly impossible to start off without jetting down the street. The gas pedal is hyper-sensitive.
The interior of the Traverse is nothing like the Equinox. Or maybe it was just the versions I had. The Equinox had lots of bells and whistles with screens and vehicle information consoles. The Traverse has a fantastic gauge console but not much else.
As I've mentioned before with GM, the transmissions in both vehicles are fantastic. Both accelerate evenly and confidently and even better, don't abruptly downshift.
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